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John Guillermin

Born 1925-11-11

Yvon Jean Guillermin, known professionally as John Guillermin (November 11, 1925 – September 27, 2015) was a British film director, writer, and producer who was most active in big budget, action adventure movies throughout his lengthy career. He was born in London and attended Cambridge University. His more famous films include I Was Monty's Double (1958), Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959), Tarzan Goes to India (1962), The Waltz of the Toreadors (1962), The Blue Max (1966), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Towering Inferno (1974), King Kong (1976), Death on the Nile (1978) and King Kong Lives (1986). From the 1980s he worked on much less prestigious projects, and his final films consisted of lower budgeted theatrical releases and made-for-TV movies. Guillermin also directed fifteen episodes of the late-1950s sitcom The Adventures of Aggie. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Guillermin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Towering Inferno 1974 · 7.0 Death on the Nile 1978 · 7.3 King Kong 1976 · 6.0 The Bridge at Remagen 1969 · 6.7 King Kong Lives 1986 · 4.0 Sheena 1984 · 4.9 Shaft in Africa 1973 · 5.9 Tarzan's Greatest Adventure 1959 · 6.4 House of Cards 1968 · 6.0 Tarzan Goes to India 1962 · 5.3 Bachelor in Paris 1952 · 5.3